tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74943932787360975942024-02-19T09:17:59.455-07:00Thriftonista*thrift*shop*live*love*cheap*TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-11277279750974672222009-08-20T14:52:00.002-06:002009-08-20T14:57:06.091-06:00Moving On Up...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWUcgPuebw_6MWYvITgIoSPWFfotc683CpjUxFTYIV8RfzXyw6xrTUBAZQnIO7wG6s1X_c1yYZirSZ4ZapQsThrvNRmP50S-UE1CXkOEOHFHyJdeRaCT3G-pTHwDtFVyLhrkXJQnUY-0/s1600-h/intersect.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWUcgPuebw_6MWYvITgIoSPWFfotc683CpjUxFTYIV8RfzXyw6xrTUBAZQnIO7wG6s1X_c1yYZirSZ4ZapQsThrvNRmP50S-UE1CXkOEOHFHyJdeRaCT3G-pTHwDtFVyLhrkXJQnUY-0/s320/intersect.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372152870131912914" /></a><br />I can now be found at <a href="http://">http://www.thriftonista.com</a> which is where I will do my blogging from now on. It's bittersweet to leave this ol' spot, but the times they are a changin'. MUCH MUCH MUCH LOVE to anyone who stops by cuz I know its been forever since I posted. Catch ya later...<br />Love,<br />TTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-25405381084522032032009-03-13T00:24:00.006-06:002010-12-13T10:01:06.129-07:00AND THE WINNER IS...POST DELETED. THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-49333341201114946882009-02-25T02:16:00.005-07:002009-02-25T02:25:09.460-07:00Checking In<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4N7DY_sltVOW_RbKnxn-74dilVnpDJC6pmmOeDSN_-X6WTvTeqvfL242cZz2tbHgmj-dNOqDGPhr3xKNS3oSld_k-ulT1oayH1nl0KhaHY4tpx6bkxj5io6qhW35rS2V2k9SilsXNPY/s1600-h/prototype7_taRosa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4N7DY_sltVOW_RbKnxn-74dilVnpDJC6pmmOeDSN_-X6WTvTeqvfL242cZz2tbHgmj-dNOqDGPhr3xKNS3oSld_k-ulT1oayH1nl0KhaHY4tpx6bkxj5io6qhW35rS2V2k9SilsXNPY/s320/prototype7_taRosa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306662454434245314" /></a><br />My loves... My loves... I am so sorry for the prolonged silence. Things have been pretty hectic-- mostly as regards my having a 20 month old daughter who was quite under the weather for a fairly long stretch there. I have just been focusing on being a mama and working on that pesky language requirement for my Masters Degree. But never fear. I will be contacting the contest's winners before the end of the weekend (I want to contact them personally and let them know FIRST) and I will be back to making regular updates very soon.<br />Thank you for your patience. Je t'aime!<br />xoxo 4-eva,<br />T<br />PS The pic is of me at my last Prototype show at the Fabric Lab. It is the lovely work of my favorite street style blogger, Renee Mudd of <a href="http://the-intersection.blogspot.com">http://the-intersection.blogspot.com</a>.TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-86060540246206564462009-02-02T17:35:00.015-07:002009-02-02T17:53:30.621-07:00Mission Accomplished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisOq-OY_9pdaGu-gKyFa3EeDSyumm0IPG2X0q2S_6AL2nwhNAcsn__sJ_xqzng4Sj3_1RLyuOFamQxQ5djDnZNMJ4gr08BKG6c8xBauiGZWhUtboLtHuFrncD0EZcRgne82g2MvCV6jA/s1600-h/model15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisOq-OY_9pdaGu-gKyFa3EeDSyumm0IPG2X0q2S_6AL2nwhNAcsn__sJ_xqzng4Sj3_1RLyuOFamQxQ5djDnZNMJ4gr08BKG6c8xBauiGZWhUtboLtHuFrncD0EZcRgne82g2MvCV6jA/s320/model15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298367130322963746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zTowbqiMxaboF2-ei8RJZTpMRpyNgfv0EeLbmUta2zN0RybSGgOMsYUjK9eAIj15U5HDXIpu3C9KCtJXy_H0DAjmzK3xTIc7fqZKJ7qb3XoliFp_UKs0wl7mf-kok1F8v5kLEZDDYt4/s1600-h/model14.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 111px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtsuIUMwpwvBWOlicS9gpAWtIJ29AB6i0bllvoC4k8gi-lkpnAfvD9cHvsVDNYAmy-RxIs-qr-w9S3hkW9VGXfsJfpiAvZMugvi_ZBSfDGisbO0F1RW7cHhvYl88HnOGQvvsS1uLwj4w/s320/jen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298366091899869762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYRTMl5XHNfIWgTJ4OCSStAFbWA-EnbUwOC6hcdzhTT-wmv4U47mld0NNqCLrWb5CLKHxBuJBrSY16OJlGeDnYAtj7dofZ_oNtQxxGyyTWpg19q7MhK7TJJd9OCCJdK4Yy7P2lk8sSXA/s1600-h/ali.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 111px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYRTMl5XHNfIWgTJ4OCSStAFbWA-EnbUwOC6hcdzhTT-wmv4U47mld0NNqCLrWb5CLKHxBuJBrSY16OJlGeDnYAtj7dofZ_oNtQxxGyyTWpg19q7MhK7TJJd9OCCJdK4Yy7P2lk8sSXA/s320/ali.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298365994991423410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUYPJe2ITetXeenaoIGKvm0h0qWcymbiRww8yhDPtOajhSaJ7XmnTcHyQEzfmOI6zOZUagcHAEv-gYckNjhyphenhyphenlsaJf-QTwUMBKIlli-s3cdHGxIv494IJ4xIY28o9m_B6pKnOpcD1n7Ts/s1600-h/prototype7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 42px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUYPJe2ITetXeenaoIGKvm0h0qWcymbiRww8yhDPtOajhSaJ7XmnTcHyQEzfmOI6zOZUagcHAEv-gYckNjhyphenhyphenlsaJf-QTwUMBKIlli-s3cdHGxIv494IJ4xIY28o9m_B6pKnOpcD1n7Ts/s320/prototype7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298365233039288658" /></a><br />My show at the Fabric Lab was a total success and so so so so so much fun! I was able to debut a lot of my new designs, which was just so thrilling! Here are some pictures (click on the little collage to see it bigger). Please let me know if anything catches your eye.<br /> For the record, all of my pieces were made with vintage fabric. My designs are the high necked dress and jumpsuit, the one strapped multicolored dress, the one sleeved green dress, the long sleeved shimmery green dress and the harem pants. I modified the yellow dress by dyeing it in turmeric and the maroon dress by shortening it to give it volume and the unitard was another one of my bleach projects. Feedback is loved and appreciated!<br />xoxo<br />T<br />PS The hair was inspired by Maegean at lovemaegean.blogspot.com<br /><br />ALL PHOTOS BY PAULA CUEVAS EXCEPT FOR THE COLLAGE BY BROOX PULFORD of xrocksthespot.comTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-46278929206084124982009-01-31T01:04:00.004-07:002009-01-31T01:10:59.787-07:00Fashion Show at the Fabric Lab<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsWiy7rpYM7db8m3_DZwL6WtuMmZ2Wpqlu3nBZVVPB_RUDtKGYe5Fkvkril3MBbW-hT4ZBe6Qs_ZsfCpu295Hx7hbf3NtGcVkXlMlAuOWhieIzJENcNTk64dmHC8O8jKJ2EyvQlDEl2E/s1600-h/22-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsWiy7rpYM7db8m3_DZwL6WtuMmZ2Wpqlu3nBZVVPB_RUDtKGYe5Fkvkril3MBbW-hT4ZBe6Qs_ZsfCpu295Hx7hbf3NtGcVkXlMlAuOWhieIzJENcNTk64dmHC8O8jKJ2EyvQlDEl2E/s320/22-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297366889857944514" /></a><br />Well, I am up toO late and REALLY tired but feeling super pumped and excited about my fashion show tomorrow night. I will have five models rocking the catwalk for me and they were all cool enough to come over tonight and try on a bunch of new pieces (in case of last minute decisions AND because I just got a few new pieces from my seamstress) and they let me put their hair in sponge rollers so that they will all have lots of bouncy curls to add to the hotness of their strides.<br />Everyone looks AMAZING in the final outfits that I picked for them and I just can't wait to see them when their hair and make up are also ready to go.<br />I am so tired that I have to make this an extra short post-- in spite of the fact that I feel like I have not posted in forever. I have just been so BUSY!<br />Of course I will post lots of pictures very soon, so check back, lovies!<br />XOXO<br />TTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-62306778932803193262009-01-24T00:36:00.009-07:002009-01-24T00:43:42.260-07:00Current Auctions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-q10hWGu6M_Z1ATrDb2k4l93mfak5sEPo8cOhW5uE8p1qI7Kw_7xdQMiS22FcUio7ZjOy_t1jwrRTlwKUZ45ibb7aCPIww6nq7yqK1xSSEHWdnK_tTk2y9qlAkvpVerYuNTPGSMe0W0/s1600-h/ha4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-q10hWGu6M_Z1ATrDb2k4l93mfak5sEPo8cOhW5uE8p1qI7Kw_7xdQMiS22FcUio7ZjOy_t1jwrRTlwKUZ45ibb7aCPIww6nq7yqK1xSSEHWdnK_tTk2y9qlAkvpVerYuNTPGSMe0W0/s320/ha4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294762228921670418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkbxthM_8PuldxdQ1mvWPb_5Q3DYQsOem36pai0F0IKp0xxHcQELlIMrr_gESw2tEuGjh1DQaKWMl-6UVzIfLXIJVb7eA2hZZBEWTvlulKGeyZ5bC1kyZI-_EBc3hyphenhyphen4AoPkv4fkM5uyE/s1600-h/hannahphoto+156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPs9vpgytTBXPE2EkpAi_tILk2g6giZquHMxGg4qyCYInaTE8oygHc1cWpn97eyH6CXHeZgCzkkhEdsAB7lQHsaUp7vwKQnE0BmQgrHRN_EqkYh7-xsR7OUMIVF9AcmDtGRHTuto_OtY/s320/hannahphoto+254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294761624526511506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7cDbiKpcocX32i9dT96MVQ71WVh1chKBuDFZCbVNkvLwGzt43_ExZGaAlSLAijznBKKUxHk5zt_r_yN8iu8fewQAYi2vHpF-D_zMztpgbKAP9IVmy07FtMDlPc5l493ZWrxu8RA4EF8/s1600-h/hannahphoto+137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7cDbiKpcocX32i9dT96MVQ71WVh1chKBuDFZCbVNkvLwGzt43_ExZGaAlSLAijznBKKUxHk5zt_r_yN8iu8fewQAYi2vHpF-D_zMztpgbKAP9IVmy07FtMDlPc5l493ZWrxu8RA4EF8/s320/hannahphoto+137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294761470544404930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEdZFGyYaJ04baYZAeW2OMRA1Ub08fl2i-dMqSxw7V5sMXlVcJ3ZVUq63OPKLUN8bZUUg1ArIpTvbq8Ig1PYv2CyMpIJ8NulDFQMFxDpaNu7YY44ONwKKUtUcQcexyKIwgFPzyaX2HW8/s1600-h/32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEdZFGyYaJ04baYZAeW2OMRA1Ub08fl2i-dMqSxw7V5sMXlVcJ3ZVUq63OPKLUN8bZUUg1ArIpTvbq8Ig1PYv2CyMpIJ8NulDFQMFxDpaNu7YY44ONwKKUtUcQcexyKIwgFPzyaX2HW8/s320/32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294761236084389410" border="0" /></a><a href="My%20Ebay%20shop%21">http://stores.ebay.com/Thriftonista-Vintage-Desirables</a>TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-12623757770316194742009-01-24T00:16:00.006-07:002009-01-24T00:36:38.911-07:00Ebay, you beast.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYAHpB2i9Vc8CriTwEM50HRd7o24s35g4_zCjAvVbWbiaMueCvxlbtvoXm8gj0OzVodS3vR34NeUTO8XGk3xdVo5GdKQm6O2sMmCzVI9SGGzXopgvCd59rOIGyJbuKAt9HFj_wm_MFuY/s1600-h/lindsay2+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYAHpB2i9Vc8CriTwEM50HRd7o24s35g4_zCjAvVbWbiaMueCvxlbtvoXm8gj0OzVodS3vR34NeUTO8XGk3xdVo5GdKQm6O2sMmCzVI9SGGzXopgvCd59rOIGyJbuKAt9HFj_wm_MFuY/s320/lindsay2+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294760342230945890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Having a shop on Ebay is a funny thing. I really feel that I am developing this passive aggressive love hate relationship with a beast that alternately showers me with money or takes it away from me, and I never know which to expect. <br /> It keeps reeling me back in, too. Just as I'll be about to declare that I am absolutely 100% finished messing with Ebay, I will sell a couple of pieces for more than expected and find myself posting again and watching those auctions count down.<br /> Ah, the auctions... I was saying to my fiance, Dan, the other day that watching an auction end on Ebay is like watching "must see TV" where you get money in the end. It's kind of like a game show where you never know if someone is going to bid or not. I remember when I first started selling things on Ebay and I thought that I could gauge whether or not an item would sell by how many people were "watching" it. "Oh," I'd say, "that dress only has 1 watcher. It's not going to sell." And I'd be so disappointed, wondering why no one else could see how amazing that dress was. Then I'd start to question my picture quality and curse my crappy camera, then I'd question how I'd styled the piece, or the angles I'd chosen, and, just as I was railing against the fact that it had snowed on the day of the photo shoot and I'd had to take pictures inside where the light was just not good enough, three bidders would show up out of no where and battle each other to the finish. "Wow!" I'd think, "I love this!" Then I would turn around and have an experience like the one I had just last week where no less than 7 watchers were circling a vintage Oscar De La Renta purse, sending me questions and signing on to watch , then changing their minds and signing off, then coming back (or somesuch)-- and I just KNEW that that amazing purse was finally going to sell, only to get that annoying message in my inbox: "'Amazing Vintage Oscar De La Renta Purse' did not sell." Would I like to repost? NO! I would have liked for just one of those people to have bid! <br /> Or would I? I guess not. Because the next day, one of the watchers emailed me and asked me to sell the purse to them for less than $10 and I just could not go there. I mean, I have to have some pride, right?<br />Oh, Ebay. Why do you make me feel so confused? I hate you!<br />Okay, that's all for now. I have to go check on my active listings. That sweet little sheer plaid dress is ending in less than 12 hours. The countdown has begun. I love this part!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-43844460170266269222009-01-18T23:38:00.008-07:002009-01-19T00:23:50.532-07:00Free Personalized Box of Vintage and Retro Cuteness from Thriftonista!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsfkC4Vz8T-84VY4uBFKroCmv2bcRnKTYP_HO_R_XivH2ITrRdaszA3LmW4JKhOb5cV0DtiIDL9SyaxhROpgb7VE3yFrf0GmNPT-GtO6k11PjLzAkMlWOWXv_we11XrSsqgbWxOzyUxM/s1600-h/easterpics+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsfkC4Vz8T-84VY4uBFKroCmv2bcRnKTYP_HO_R_XivH2ITrRdaszA3LmW4JKhOb5cV0DtiIDL9SyaxhROpgb7VE3yFrf0GmNPT-GtO6k11PjLzAkMlWOWXv_we11XrSsqgbWxOzyUxM/s320/easterpics+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292898340508630306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In an effort to express my appreciation for my growing readership and to attract even more regular readers ( and customers!), I am very excited to announce my first giveaway-- a personalized box of goodies specifically tailored to the contest's winners. What the box contains will depend upon who wins it, but I can guarantee you that it will contain multiple pieces and be super fun and fabulous! I have many hundreds of amazing pieces (most of which have not even been photographed yet) and I want to show you guys how awesome I think you are by giving some of my sweet little gems away to you, my beloved readers!<br />This contest will begin at 12:01 am on January 18th and continue through 12:01 am on February 18th.<br />The rules of the giveaway are very simple and you can enter the contest in two different ways and win for one of 2 different reasons.<br />1) Leave me a comment letting me know how you found my blog and why you would like to be considered for a fabulous personalized gift. I would love to hear about your love for vintage clothes and shoes, or your commitment to only wearing recycled goods, or whatever. I may even contact you in the future to see if you'd like to do an interview!<br />-or-<br />2) Simply create a link to this post in your blog, on MySpace, etc and then leave me a comment letting me know that you linked this post. If you just <a href="http://thriftonista.blogspot.com/2009/01/free-personalized-box-of-vintage-and.html">link this post</a>, please take the time to say "hello!" anyway! <br /><br />I will choose 1 random winner from amongst all entrants and 1 winner on the basis of their (fairly brief, please) explanation of why they would like to be chosen.<br />The winner will be announced by 12:01 am on Saturday February 21st.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing from all of you and to putting together an amazing and exciting gift box for each winner! By the end of February I will be sending out some very sweet surprises.<br />I can't wait to hear from you all!<br />xoxo<br />TTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-20571716187825245852009-01-18T22:18:00.000-07:002009-01-18T22:19:05.832-07:00Free Cuteness!!!<p class="postBody" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119);"><a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/01/lunch-date-blouse-giveaway_13.html">The Lunch Date Blouse GIVEAWAY!!!!</a><br />Please check this out. This blouse is lovely and this idea is so cute that I am going to do something very similar very soon. I've been wanting to host a giveaway and now that I know about being able to share links in this manner, I am very inspired! Free super cuteness coming very soon!<br />xoxo<br />T</p> <input name="postID" value="1607788986196741357" type="hidden"> <input name="blogID" value="3639574702945107807" type="hidden"> <div class="errorbox-good"><input name="securityToken" value="grynwxBOqnd2lL8XSD_KIsAcpBo:1232342263329" type="hidden"> </div>TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-36243040550134475492009-01-17T13:07:00.004-07:002009-01-18T12:07:29.390-07:00Work With What You've Got<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH4Z_iATRuaXl9V7TKcKKXwS_aRSrTXysU-IRI-su-OUoncVUN73kK4qpKEL04GSyvAYODMWCvV7XJU4Y59AR9b0xfQ3Kv2HlTOn1yv5EXhLMD5kV3UT9ny57phrZ5l-1p-D3kSaxvnI/s1600-h/22-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH4Z_iATRuaXl9V7TKcKKXwS_aRSrTXysU-IRI-su-OUoncVUN73kK4qpKEL04GSyvAYODMWCvV7XJU4Y59AR9b0xfQ3Kv2HlTOn1yv5EXhLMD5kV3UT9ny57phrZ5l-1p-D3kSaxvnI/s320/22-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292376274096804498" border="0" /></a><br />I did a fashion show at the Fabric Lab last year and had this beautiful little black dress I knew that I wanted to put in the show, but for whatever reason I simply was not inspired by it. Each girl had three outfits to wear and her first outfit was fairly conservative, with the styling becoming a little more fun and out there as the show progressed.<br />This dress as a third outfit was pretty, but certainly not fun or out there. What to do?<br />Cut to my fiance sending me a gorgeous photo spread of women wearing all sorts of elaborate outfits, one of which involved an Elizabethan ruff. Cut to me eyeing my daughter's lovely little tulle tutu while thinking about that pretty black dress. How's about melding the two...?<br />Fun? Check! Out there? CHECK! Ready to rock? You know it, baby!<br />Styling does not always come easily. Sometimes it is agonizingly slow and headache inducing in the process. But if you stick with it, inspiration can and will come. Sometimes it's in a photo spread, sometimes it's part of a toy collection. But it is always already on it's way. Work with what you've got and be prepared to wow yourself with what you can do.<br />xoxo<br />TTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-8690400793533568822009-01-16T00:45:00.006-07:002009-01-18T12:07:02.587-07:00Hello Out There in the Distance...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj_sfVpFtkGayJNJ-EDtBpPoshqODrq4XnlLLeci71DgOCI26GJMH7uwG49CbxSGDOOAXCyw2Xf73kftVMxO5yxlIWxSHTf_PzPgjdPAGzfXv0rkAyQO0F36nFvTgNisOCGPOrKp4DsM/s1600-h/2322046065_b33e83c66c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj_sfVpFtkGayJNJ-EDtBpPoshqODrq4XnlLLeci71DgOCI26GJMH7uwG49CbxSGDOOAXCyw2Xf73kftVMxO5yxlIWxSHTf_PzPgjdPAGzfXv0rkAyQO0F36nFvTgNisOCGPOrKp4DsM/s320/2322046065_b33e83c66c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291796665585786754" border="0" /></a><br />Hello, everyone! I just want to stop by and say how exciting it is to be getting so many encouraging comments and emails from current and future friends. It feels good to know that there are actually people out there reading this little blog of mine and I have every intention of keeping you supplied with plenty of interesting things to read.<br />So, I have a fashion show coming up, on January 31, at the <a href="http://thefabriclab.com/">Fabric Lab</a> here in Denver. In anticipation of that exciting event, I have prepared several exciting new designs (with the help of my absolutely fabulous seamstress, the lovely Miss Gabriela), bleached out some hotness all while assembling some absolutely stunning models to show off my fun new and vintage pieces.<br />Of course, I will post pictures from that show as soon as they are available, but the 31st is just so far down the road that you will most certainly be hearing from me before then so stop by again soon.<br />Lots of love and infinite kisses to you all!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-82191161100598232922009-01-09T23:47:00.005-07:002009-01-10T00:08:01.749-07:00Featured in the Denver Post!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ7EunRtHOLKn3sDh2BtTHDW7HssP1bwRi8dNTXPHAvdth5Ol7Lzd0wmwhtZYSM8hJRz_yEL4yrvah01QsSdwkOnvZMqdowyOh_wa16NU0wO6GgPr8cgTzwSKgQKjyCR6cT2TLaXzSog/s1600-h/22-25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ7EunRtHOLKn3sDh2BtTHDW7HssP1bwRi8dNTXPHAvdth5Ol7Lzd0wmwhtZYSM8hJRz_yEL4yrvah01QsSdwkOnvZMqdowyOh_wa16NU0wO6GgPr8cgTzwSKgQKjyCR6cT2TLaXzSog/s320/22-25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289557644147261538" border="0" /></a><br />Oh my Gosh, wow! This week I had the honor of being featured in the LifeStyle section of Tuesday's Denver Post. I went thrifting with Claire Martin, one of the Post's reporters, and talked to her about what I look for when I am shopping for vintage and retro clothes. I also talked to her about my vintage redesign, my new designs and my work as a personal stylist and shopper.<br />Click on this link to check out:<a href="http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_11376058"><br />http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_11376058</a><br />All I can say is that moments like this make me feel as though I must be on track with what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It has been a long road, and a crazy journey, but 8 (yes, EIGHT) years after graduating from college with degrees in English and African American Studies and 14 (Yes, FOURTEEN!!!) years after graduating from high school, after working in countless coffee shops and offices and after being nearly finished with a Masters degree in English (just that pesky language requirement left to finish and I will be there), I have discovered that my lifelong interest in fashion and styling ultimately led me to a more exciting and interesting career than I ever imagined. And, I can only hope, this is just the beginning!<br />Thank you for joining me as I work it all out!<br />xoxo<br />TTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-69038705953076189752009-01-06T02:07:00.006-07:002009-01-06T02:23:13.464-07:00Hard at Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrK1GpZG-NOWp9_WU6OeN7L3As80_P02Ma78VLDQ6UPxav9HHUPeTavdgwcTy4zO4YNpuhC7F7QdJHR6I3-reaiu9JMWbdGVDZtW2pibxAxILZmDkcETXa8NQ_gLbNzBhVVVk-3IjiQ8/s1600-h/thrift8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrK1GpZG-NOWp9_WU6OeN7L3As80_P02Ma78VLDQ6UPxav9HHUPeTavdgwcTy4zO4YNpuhC7F7QdJHR6I3-reaiu9JMWbdGVDZtW2pibxAxILZmDkcETXa8NQ_gLbNzBhVVVk-3IjiQ8/s320/thrift8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288106172138529890" border="0" /></a><br />I am still updating like crazy and have literally hundreds of dresses and shoes and coats and and and... that I will be posting in the days and weeks to come, so please keep an eye on <a href="http://thriftonista.etsy.com/">my Etsy shop</a> and <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Thriftonista-Vintage-Desirables">my Ebay shop</a>. My website is still being perfected, so for now Ebay and Etsy are the best ways to shop Thriftonista. And you can <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> drop me a line if you have any questions or requests.<br />I will definitely be keeping my blog updated with details on all of the fun new stuff that I have available for you. I will also have interviews and style tips and all kinds of fun stuff -- so come back soon! And thank you for stopping by-- you're welcome any time!<br />xoxo<br />TTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-73745635262385539722009-01-06T01:54:00.006-07:002009-01-06T02:03:22.075-07:00Bleach-- BLECH!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjj43hqgPFy79Kd4E3bIkbslEVlPjMgNMXmohAuBnDM_l_VOyfBS63EAW1eyF4eMb7nlwQ-ufpfbrIzdguzVsGjn9bYtI125JvDAZLibVEp2J-KuRsO-e1FNZzS-6_iRdMvkdxEvydUvI/s1600-h/hannahphoto+283.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjj43hqgPFy79Kd4E3bIkbslEVlPjMgNMXmohAuBnDM_l_VOyfBS63EAW1eyF4eMb7nlwQ-ufpfbrIzdguzVsGjn9bYtI125JvDAZLibVEp2J-KuRsO-e1FNZzS-6_iRdMvkdxEvydUvI/s320/hannahphoto+283.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288103001921607186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSdpcOJtc29nuHyRzi7XEK0IvitmkYl0si7AOcxbOFsr31TkcrpJI2hYC8G3rQxSrUkQR5OVvD2HqqJbw9W8O9WMi-pNp2HJYIk79kQY04mPwe8xl18AbiJyLXHtsdljqQ0NSrcNlIpk/s1600-h/hannahphoto+284.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSdpcOJtc29nuHyRzi7XEK0IvitmkYl0si7AOcxbOFsr31TkcrpJI2hYC8G3rQxSrUkQR5OVvD2HqqJbw9W8O9WMi-pNp2HJYIk79kQY04mPwe8xl18AbiJyLXHtsdljqQ0NSrcNlIpk/s320/hannahphoto+284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288102832168003346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZW8X8IFIBaHHjLdIiF9esqPOs-GfwQDfl1Seu79Rn_EA9FLcqPH0CdtxLDS7x6wVKkY2VwkBUERhX7m8RywfZBGrjNVS-fW05SAFCud_1jIyele8um0FHmqESVb8fRaGhYDZLZPh9-0/s1600-h/hannahphoto+289.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZW8X8IFIBaHHjLdIiF9esqPOs-GfwQDfl1Seu79Rn_EA9FLcqPH0CdtxLDS7x6wVKkY2VwkBUERhX7m8RywfZBGrjNVS-fW05SAFCud_1jIyele8um0FHmqESVb8fRaGhYDZLZPh9-0/s320/hannahphoto+289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288102685014180482" border="0" /></a><br />Last night I decided to do something I've been thinking about for a while-- bleaching out faded black articles of clothing to give them (re)new(ed) visual interest. I'm a bleach novice, so the whole enterprise was a pretty fun experiment and I was really happy with how my pieces turned out-- though the reek of bleach did get to be overwhelming. What was not fun was waking up dizzy in the middle of the night and realizing that my "well ventilated space" had not been nearly as ventilated as I'd thought. What you see here is one of the results of my experiment. More bleached black to come-- but next time I will be sure to work outside. Hopefully that will be ventilated enough to protect my brain cells!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-51415737159051015202009-01-04T14:41:00.013-07:002009-01-05T16:09:32.906-07:00Shot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdITJx3WKQ0OlbbTCfaDtdoKGygUyrfeDyUZydN9hFITdVSPwdS2wzul1vrq-fwxbvyns3M-hozJiPjGjVN4KOyYy2aSU78p0jUvnmi82oboYMQvfEDJ4kq65VGNaXaneO8WTa-o4Xk0/s1600-h/hannahphoto+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdITJx3WKQ0OlbbTCfaDtdoKGygUyrfeDyUZydN9hFITdVSPwdS2wzul1vrq-fwxbvyns3M-hozJiPjGjVN4KOyYy2aSU78p0jUvnmi82oboYMQvfEDJ4kq65VGNaXaneO8WTa-o4Xk0/s320/hannahphoto+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287564262484209154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLm9fBiX_mlu9brTt0M_AcaFJpBIG_PPNBoYwmdrhfeYVBPywrecYC5kY635RPKnCXwvDIWrlupMgF-ZrMGu6Fyz5o4yjpSq2N-kw61uTPvdTrp2tuGAE3Mcj5phrbeuBFRNCTYSSKKw/s1600-h/hannahphoto+131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLm9fBiX_mlu9brTt0M_AcaFJpBIG_PPNBoYwmdrhfeYVBPywrecYC5kY635RPKnCXwvDIWrlupMgF-ZrMGu6Fyz5o4yjpSq2N-kw61uTPvdTrp2tuGAE3Mcj5phrbeuBFRNCTYSSKKw/s320/hannahphoto+131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287564069130681154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5T9PUwsLCNKl2A-3i9n5JgeqRCwuF6mky_lwNvI0A-ccbHAjYNnQZH28KVOIvWvVYU46aLG4H5oUz69tPGrWaIlFAWqElrNDAgDUTcehWVBiBox3PrX00m05zaI9l11k_e6TiV7NSws/s1600-h/hannahphoto+087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5T9PUwsLCNKl2A-3i9n5JgeqRCwuF6mky_lwNvI0A-ccbHAjYNnQZH28KVOIvWvVYU46aLG4H5oUz69tPGrWaIlFAWqElrNDAgDUTcehWVBiBox3PrX00m05zaI9l11k_e6TiV7NSws/s320/hannahphoto+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287562791173238258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0kVtyTZ6koQKMIdAnO5_LEUtnrwBf-Q52wGJ5uCjzgWUbh1SWxRDZVUi6ZlfSwGXheX2qu9OyuR258IS5MNHpxTd0IkezXu1bjaLWbQ41sQNyhxyupT02AGYo0y9QNWWghLIouMwnxY/s1600-h/hannahphoto+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MiDGsv0uvFvbc7rl53vte-_Yd6tdEgJ-fUfxcnZIs9RrkYcYx618jtF0mMCtgin5M09OTpsd-0kaWNNSfjo1Du3DKiyu74nTGSyeJm4JOFQs_1OSRapaflyelWc6hxX6xZ_dPBsp0Ek/s320/hannahphoto+062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287560858303497442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CkeOdkso4ObsOIW556wAQS6jX7bBmOdRBksm_wI412CoTh9SNoHwxggFJDtfDQwKmV0QMTKO6rWp_-ze7tF3VVPeg6LHxy3ZeeGyjF6icfkjqlsLPgCgDjdK2yBU8_ZEmkVmZLVBPrk/s1600-h/hannahphoto+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CkeOdkso4ObsOIW556wAQS6jX7bBmOdRBksm_wI412CoTh9SNoHwxggFJDtfDQwKmV0QMTKO6rWp_-ze7tF3VVPeg6LHxy3ZeeGyjF6icfkjqlsLPgCgDjdK2yBU8_ZEmkVmZLVBPrk/s320/hannahphoto+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287560084551365410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrNg3VHtr3ukFiifc2FQLnRwyKZL01S0n1-7VEXWCwMdiRynFL0Q8aztpgtHpNxOJTjuxqnjrWm8_X6yyiNoPrHRvr9DyUgUBFk3nVMtoZerIBN4rMkBA-wCiTuvujh_RE5kfTcscdHI/s1600-h/hannahphoto+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrNg3VHtr3ukFiifc2FQLnRwyKZL01S0n1-7VEXWCwMdiRynFL0Q8aztpgtHpNxOJTjuxqnjrWm8_X6yyiNoPrHRvr9DyUgUBFk3nVMtoZerIBN4rMkBA-wCiTuvujh_RE5kfTcscdHI/s320/hannahphoto+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287559112605977410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vVDmJaLFypvKLRjBjj4Cfih_Np8qv5mCto48oGHXEazv6jgVhTwGKsfli1XziEl0_KHblWvDwZXOwPei4Wqvh5xQ9DOgbx5FQBwh31wHax7YihRtRBJY5YJMYxCPrbuHuvCg1t-DZk4/s1600-h/hannahphoto+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vVDmJaLFypvKLRjBjj4Cfih_Np8qv5mCto48oGHXEazv6jgVhTwGKsfli1XziEl0_KHblWvDwZXOwPei4Wqvh5xQ9DOgbx5FQBwh31wHax7YihRtRBJY5YJMYxCPrbuHuvCg1t-DZk4/s320/hannahphoto+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287558700566855666" border="0" /></a><br />I had a great photo shoot with Miss Hannah yesterday. She is so photogenic and just great to work with-- awesome attitude, amazing style. There were lots of great pieces photographed. Here are some pictures of just a few. Fun, fun!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-47124716231441149142009-01-03T11:33:00.005-07:002009-01-05T16:08:48.916-07:00Set it up and shoot it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDjL6i0FuLIKh-L9o3IcXJAVuuZLUdhx-kB1Jijc8g4T3zf9joOImByx04J3zGQoRTjUZlk0EGxaaEjB0lb0si7k4pXPRaIizkZLdWRT8WIO4xiHo26DJTGJzwzGIHXKCOu-vgdbx3nU/s1600-h/han2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDjL6i0FuLIKh-L9o3IcXJAVuuZLUdhx-kB1Jijc8g4T3zf9joOImByx04J3zGQoRTjUZlk0EGxaaEjB0lb0si7k4pXPRaIizkZLdWRT8WIO4xiHo26DJTGJzwzGIHXKCOu-vgdbx3nU/s320/han2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287141359390487474" border="0" /></a><br />I am doing a photo shoot today with my awesome model, Hannah, and I am SO excited to see my new pieces on a person instead of on my twisted, sad little dress form. I need to get a mannequin STAT.<br /> Yesterday was a good day for thrifting. I hit up a spot where I once found an Hermes dress and this time I found vintage Victor Costa and Tadashi. I saw that they also had Oscar De la Renta, tons of Ralph Lauren and even a Balenciaga. Hello, new favorite designer thrift store. Seriously, people. I used to be opposed to actively seeking out labels but when you start seeing designer names all over the place for less than $30 (yesterday was 50% off) you can't help but to get a little excited. I honestly never looked at tags because I have always been kind of anti-label-- who cares WHO you are wearing as long as WHAT you are wearing looks amazing. But once you shift your focus from buying and wearing vintage clothing to selling and styling it, you start to realize that sometimes other people have a totally different value system. I mean, sure I <span style="font-weight: bold;">realized</span> it before but I kind of actively rebelled against it. I loved having people who I knew were totally obsessed with labels and designers fall out over something that I was wearing that only cost me $5 or $2 or $.50. It felt good to know that I could actively subvert such overt materialism without wearing outfits that were unattractive or uninspiring. <br /> But, and (not to be trite but) there is a big but, once I started selling vintage and looking around at what other vintage sellers were offering, I realized that it seemed to be really important to pay attention to and mention designers and keep an eye out for them while shopping-- especially well respected designers who are no longer working and whose names we might not actively know but who are greatly respected in the world of vintage and retro fashion. My instinct has always been, and will always be, to look at the piece first because it does not matter whose name is on the label-- ugly is still ugly! But now I also take a glance at what is on that label I once loathed because I know that there are people out there who are actively seeking vintage Ungaro or Ralph Lauren or, dare to dream, Hermes. If I can help them to find those pieces, why not?<br /> So, perhaps I've sold out. Perhaps this whole fashion game has really gotten to me and I've become something I once loathed. But I like to think that that is not the case. I like to think that I have simply started to learn what this vintage shopping and selling game is all about, and while I pledge to always have plenty of crazy affordable pieces for my customers, I know that I have to also keep an eye out for those higher end pieces that can help me pay the bills because, yes, my name is Thriftonista and Lord knows that I have always believed in keeping things affordable but if, on occasion, someone out there wants to spend a couple hundred dollars on a vintage dress and pay for Christmas (thanks, Hermes!) who am I to say no? That just means that I can continue to sell boots for $12 and dresses for $15. Because I've looked all over the place and for what I've got to offer, those prices are rare and I remain, quite truly, the Thriftonista.<br /> So, today I am going to put Hannah in all the great and exciting pieces that I've recently acquired and post them on my Etsy and Ebay shops and though each piece is totally gorgeous I will make sure that most of them are "no need to check your account balance" affordable, as well. I'll be sure to post a preview as soon as I get my pics edited so check back soon. Updates are on their way!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-89368203227492833692009-01-01T23:57:00.016-07:002009-01-02T00:37:52.752-07:00Out With the Old, In with the New...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aEG81F6lEiCgo54JRuQXNho5yZUCXjHikPndbzxB-ZQMmVrcCgjLMKndzrRsc1YmZ55lcTk8ghLvr7zA2FJTILo65PuxfJ4yCHBJw4sl3hks2bIQoVzhUvII0a6w8M5g54v09qV3LsU/s1600-h/ModernDance2-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aEG81F6lEiCgo54JRuQXNho5yZUCXjHikPndbzxB-ZQMmVrcCgjLMKndzrRsc1YmZ55lcTk8ghLvr7zA2FJTILo65PuxfJ4yCHBJw4sl3hks2bIQoVzhUvII0a6w8M5g54v09qV3LsU/s320/ModernDance2-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286596695481333826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGNm0cMG-nqGFxYYbFmg-i4jzX_gV1lLDb3BkjDM2GmPjErViZ6K9kxK_a1PcyLZrwAkOD_LTtnI-UQA2b8HEgZJq0Z9HzJQlMFYWeFgl3S1nnlTf7KyqRvNoYP_jbPf252QucNB-Qhw/s1600-h/fin1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZCNoAIUHxsXK0MNJTpYPSdlCrUobleRhOzXVF98p18IP9YkC_uIE-vRngc2OUIT_P8_hxLadeBErhrVrlcvCezXgJQqVf1dtx1_rJdFBoSO_QMCUE3TCXNAh5oYdPzS2mO9YE2lbsNc/s320/22-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286592631876891442" border="0" /></a><br />Happy New Year, everyone! I can't believe that it is already 2009. Having both a new baby and a new business in 2008 really seems to have made that year just fly by. Much of it is a blur, but it certainly was fabulous. I never could have imagined that it would be as interesting and, at times, exciting as it turned out to be. Styling fashion shows and photo shoots, shooting a reality television show (and realizing that I have absolutely no interest in having cameras follow me around all the time and deciding to let that little venture fall along the wayside), winning a Best of Denver award for Best Online Thrifting, learning about how to run a business WHILE running a business, writing for Denver's local independent paper, the Westword and, all the while, watching a drop dead gorgeous and brilliant child learn to walk, run, sign, and form simple words, all with a smile on her face and an unending light in her eyes.<br />Ah, 2008. Goodbye, old buddy. You were quite a year. What will 2009 bring? Who can say? I'm totally excited and ready to embrace the new. While 2008 was amazing, and I will always look back on it with fondness, I'm not sad to see it go. I am too excited about my future.<br />No offense, 2008. It's not you, it's me.TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-23106592309853060532008-12-30T02:01:00.006-07:002008-12-30T17:43:26.388-07:00Coming Soon!<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w218.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w218.photobucket.com/albums/cc95/thriftonista/83b1d259.pbw" width="480" height="360"></embed><br /><br /><br />Today was a big day. I took a leap and invested in some pieces that I just could not pass on. When I contacted the woman who was offering the pieces for sale, my intention was to help her find another buyer for the lot, as she was asking more than I had ever ventured to pay for an entire lot of vintage clothes-- no matter how lovely. When she walked in my door with the pieces that she had available for sale, I just about fell over. My hands were shaking as I sifted through her lovely dresses, coats and suits--everything was just so lovely.<br /> The exquisite collection that I was viewing belonged to a woman who started buying vintage when she was in high school and had held onto her collection for over 20 years. As the stay at home mother of 3 special needs kids, she'd determined that she had to either sell her collection or her car. She told me that her lovely clothes were the only things of value that she had left to sell.<br /> It was hard for me to take the pieces from her, as I could tell that she loved her beautiful collection, but I hope that the limited amount that I was able to offer her will truly be a help to her family. Someday, I hope to be able to offer them even more help. I'd like to put together a benefit fashion show and donate part of the proceeds to her family. Until then, I will just keep them all in my thoughts and prayers. Her name is Jill. It would be great if anyone reading this would pray for her too. Thank you.<br />Here are some pictures of just a few of the pieces that I purchased today. I will be posting items from this lot on my Etsy and Ebay stores. Please let me know if anything catches your eye. I want each of these lovely pieces to find a home as soon as possible.<br />Please excuse the terrible pictures. I'm a stylist, not a photographer! I have a low-key (read: I'm taking the pics!) photo shoot planned for some time this weekend with my favorite model, Hannah (she is pictured at the top of the blog), so I will have pictures of these outfits on a live person very soon. I can't wait to see what they look like on Hannah instead of on my battered and misshapen dress form.TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-39779966467040692512008-12-20T21:46:00.004-07:002009-01-06T02:20:16.242-07:00Vintage Parties, Personal Styling, Personal Shopping...I am now hostessing vintage fashion parties-- my place or yours. For a small fee, I will provide you and your guests with freshly prepared snacks and beverages (alcoholic, non-alcoholic or both, your choice) and set up a boutique space for you and your friends to browse.<br />Before the party, I will provide you and your guests with a checklist that will give me a sense of what it is that you are seeking, after which I will pull items that suit your criteria (and sizes, colors, etc.) from my collection and make them available for purchase. Each guest will have the opportunity to have a personal vintage style consultation with me and will leave the party with a goodie bag containing edible treats and other goodies.<br />Vintage fashion parties are great for birthdays, graduations, bachelorette parties, baby showers (I can find great vintage clothes for the mother to be and her baby!), and any other occasion you'd like to celebrate with fabulous clothing and delicious food!<br />Parties start at $12 per attendee. Please contact me for further details.<br /><br />I am also available for:<br />Personal styling-- I can do this right at my house from my large inventory or we can shop together at Department or thrift stores<br />Personal shopping-- You relax and I will bring great pieces right to you!<br />Styling for professional headshots, fashion shows, photo shoots, and special events<br />Wardrobe work for theater and film <br />Personalized new designs<br />Re-design of vintage pieces<br />Please contact me at thriftonista@gmail.com for details and rates. I look forward to hearing from you!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-2598719272153542562008-11-23T14:38:00.003-07:002008-11-23T14:40:42.877-07:00www.thriftonista.comMy website is finally up and running at <a href="http://">www.thriftonista.com</a><br /> There you can find my shop, links to recent press and a contact sheet that allows you to contact me with any questions or requests you may have.<br />Look for my shop to be updated with lots of incredible new items very soon.<br />Thank you for stopping by-- I appreciate you!<br />xoxo<br />TTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-59503286092485605702008-11-11T11:17:00.002-07:002008-11-11T11:22:35.655-07:00Things Are Happening...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiqryggGgHETeHSEDog8V6SI3V1Fb8gs51pfMR4Ajeg7VtMz-iKBGWYZlPZfPYkSrx2wObih45wfpWpJx_rK9OlPX4NC-MBzsqQoFV5TX6Ugv0dwBp1CiZKzrAkx3TMxJjmyuHGcpF9I/s1600-h/models2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiqryggGgHETeHSEDog8V6SI3V1Fb8gs51pfMR4Ajeg7VtMz-iKBGWYZlPZfPYkSrx2wObih45wfpWpJx_rK9OlPX4NC-MBzsqQoFV5TX6Ugv0dwBp1CiZKzrAkx3TMxJjmyuHGcpF9I/s320/models2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466994290909890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujKN26FEsg9gDF4rDl2Ar2LdhtxnV55FmVQBu9cEaHs3EHz09FbosSDWllasXQu_Z1U4lWt34_hPMptpNyONOPU_LC6FcfFvW-iSA0kmluhMgFBh1WbgPEe92VEIwnerj8-KNBLgvymU/s1600-h/han7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujKN26FEsg9gDF4rDl2Ar2LdhtxnV55FmVQBu9cEaHs3EHz09FbosSDWllasXQu_Z1U4lWt34_hPMptpNyONOPU_LC6FcfFvW-iSA0kmluhMgFBh1WbgPEe92VEIwnerj8-KNBLgvymU/s320/han7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466986553750242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKKoE-eJoDPs1fQYkXl8LwBEMgwcJJK7Bu86nEn6lU4hSEkKeHIVZ1oyjCg06sGZu-BELCrQ-9onp-CtCrm_YkMKGjHrTjl3sKXdizbavy7GqKO3hL1ai8hbBaDZEzO0LJhH7bwG7Zhk/s1600-h/han1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKKoE-eJoDPs1fQYkXl8LwBEMgwcJJK7Bu86nEn6lU4hSEkKeHIVZ1oyjCg06sGZu-BELCrQ-9onp-CtCrm_YkMKGjHrTjl3sKXdizbavy7GqKO3hL1ai8hbBaDZEzO0LJhH7bwG7Zhk/s320/han1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466977454387218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNF4GZcaCEaiM0Gr1QWrlKx3KnSKuUfQRYMpRd8Z03davxEDXAy8cebpPmzrFxbmGrlGZ0uObl0B3hHaq3AnMAm3bE93kwKdiccCCWmnDvElsGCBUz_JeI39YdEG3eFFmVhGpzHe6k8E/s1600-h/hannah+recline.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNF4GZcaCEaiM0Gr1QWrlKx3KnSKuUfQRYMpRd8Z03davxEDXAy8cebpPmzrFxbmGrlGZ0uObl0B3hHaq3AnMAm3bE93kwKdiccCCWmnDvElsGCBUz_JeI39YdEG3eFFmVhGpzHe6k8E/s320/hannah+recline.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466971607730114" /></a><br />As you can see, this blog has been is somewhat of a state of stasis for the last few months. That is because really amazing things are happening with my MySpace Page and the development of our website.<br />To see some of our newer items (many more to come) check out <a href="http://">www.myspace.com/thriftonista</a><br />If you have any questions or are seeking anything in particular, please contact T directly at <a href="http://">thriftonista@gmail.com</a>TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-3473087240353249382008-03-26T20:15:00.004-06:002008-11-11T11:34:41.071-07:00Vintage Vixen SOLD<a href="http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/?action=view¤t=DSC_0037-1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/DSC_0037-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Small<br />$85 negotiable<br />This is a two piece outfit-- underneath the jacket is a precious strapless dress-- PICTURE COMING ASAP. <br />This ensemble is classic, exquisite and timeless. J'adore...TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-23925055227617689922008-03-26T15:32:00.007-06:002008-11-11T11:35:55.075-07:00Silver Shimmy Shake Heartbreak SOLD<a href="http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/?action=view¤t=sparkle2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/sparkle2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Medium<br />$40 negotiable<br />Channel the Summer of Love in this shiny vintage wonder. <br /> Why is it the Silver Shimmy Shake Heartbreak? By merely slipping it on you'll break hearts wherever you go!TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-75765592722071265312008-03-26T15:23:00.002-06:002008-03-26T15:28:55.259-06:00L-O-V-E<a href="http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/?action=view¤t=ethnic2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/ethnic2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />...is all you need. AND this irresistible vintage dress! We love, love, loooove it-- and we love you enough to share. Isn't that what love is all about? We think so!<br />Small/ Medium<br />$40 negotiableTaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494393278736097594.post-82727661542597634182008-03-26T15:17:00.004-06:002008-11-11T11:36:11.610-07:00What's New, Pussycat? SOLD<a href="http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/?action=view¤t=pewderties-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/mondayherway/pewderties-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Medium<br />$40 negotiable<br /><br />Fabulous and unique 60s era pantsuit. For the hostess with the mostest, darling!<br />(The top can also be worn alone as a dress.)TaRosa Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386952131980936738noreply@blogger.com0